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Adam McMullen
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
July 25, 1927 – November 20, 1928
Preceded byOwen Brewster
Succeeded byGeorge Dern
21st Governor of Nebraska
In office
January 8, 1925 – January 3, 1929
LieutenantGeorge A. Williams
Preceded byCharles W. Bryan
Succeeded byArthur J. Weaver
Member of the Nebraska Senate
In office
1917–1919
Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives
In office
1905–1909
Personal details
Born(1872-06-12)June 12, 1872
Wellsville, New York, .S.
DiedMarch 2, 1959(1959-03-02) (aged 86)
Wymore, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCora Greenwood
EducationUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln (BA)
George Washington University (LLB)

Adam McMullen (June 12, 1872 – March 2, 1959) was an American Republican politician and was the 21st GovernorofNebraska.

Early life[edit]

McMullen was born in Wellsville, New York and as a young boy moved with his family to Wymore, Nebraska. He was a founding member of the Beta Tau chapter of Delta Tau Delta fraternity at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1894. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1896, and matriculated at George Washington University, where he earned a law degree in 1899. He was married to Cora Greenwood.[1]

Career[edit]

Still in Washington, D. C. after his graduation in 1899, McMullen worked as a secretary for Nebraska Congressman Jesse Strode, then for Senator Charles Henry Dietrich. He returned to Wymore, Nebraska where he passed the state bar and entered into private practice.

In 1904, McMullen was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives; He was reelected to a second term in 1906. After this time, McMullen served as mayor of Wymore.[1]

In 1916, McMullen was elected to the Nebraska State Senate and served from 1917 to 1919.[1] From 1916 to 1920, he was also a member of the Wymore School Board, serving as president during the last two years. He was elected Governor of Nebraska in 1924 and in 1926.[2] During his tenure, the state deficit was erased by implementing a special tax, and the state highway program was improved.

After stepping down from governorship, McMullen settled in Beatrice, Nebraska and continued to stay politically active while pursuing his own business interests. He served as Postmaster of Beatrice in 1932. He was also a delegate to 1944 Republican National Convention and the chairman of the National Governors Association in 1927 to 1928.

Death[edit]

McMullen died on March 2, 1959. He is interred at Wymore Cemetery in Wymore, Nebraska.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Adam McMullen". National Governors Association. January 3, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  • ^ Adam McMullen. Encyclopedia of Nebraska. January 1999. ISBN 9780403098347. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  • External links[edit]

    Party political offices
    Preceded by

    Charlie Randall

    Republican nominee for Governor of Nebraska
    1924, 1926
    Succeeded by

    Arthur J. Weaver

    Political offices
    Preceded by

    Charles W. Bryan

    Governor of Nebraska
    1925–1929
    Succeeded by

    Arthur J. Weaver

    Preceded by

    Owen Brewster

    Chair of the National Governors Association
    1927–1928
    Succeeded by

    George Dern


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